Oracle is very much an accounting an legal firm that has found its niche by gathering together old dying technology and milking the customer base to the last possible dollar. Its effective (at least in the short run) as its stock is at an all time... — read more 

Just curious of experiences with your manager regarding your employee growth. No, I m not Oracle HR. I am a former employee who worked for some pretty bad managers there. Majority of whom had little to nothing to do with their team growing. Most just... — read more 

I'm starting to wonder if we ever had any at O? Backstabbing is a harsh reality here nowadays.

Another wave of Layoff's is might happen in tech sector before the end of this year. Most of these companies have accumulated debts in their balance sheets (Example: Oracle has 14,000+ in its balance sheet).

Mark my words.

The first of August is near. Morale is still low. Will we see big cuts again? Godspeed to us all.

A quarter of a million dollars in college education; Then they get a job at companies like Oracle to get replaced by cheaper work visa workers who have been brought over here: what a cool system!

After recent road map changes I can see the writing on the wall for myself (software developer IC5 in SaaS, North America). Aside of searching for a job outside, there are supposed to be ways to make moves within Oracle, but they require some time... — read more 

WTF

Does this mean I am getting laid off of fired?

Has anyone used another offer to counter their current salary within Oracle and gotten a raise in North America market? Appreciate any tips.

Any one see the pros and cons or such merger? There are duplicate roles for sure.

I found it interesting that as I've been pinged by recruiters, I almost feel MORE safe leaving Oracle during economic uncertain times, rather than staying. The severance package here su-ks compared to other tech companies. Layoffs happen without any... — read more 

I am a little disappointed with what the job market has to offer. What are your experiences with trying to get a new job?

“ Off-cycle salary adjustments are salary changes done in Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM using any actions, except Allocate Workforce Compensation. With #Oracle Fusion #HCM #Analytics, you can plot the current year’s off-cycle salary adjustments including... — read more 

Is this good or bad? What’s the new guy like?

You know what ? Just keep learning to make sure you are marketable and can find another job. Microsoft just laid off 200+ staff earlier in the week. No prior notice. So anyone can be laid off any time and any where. This is the only point worth... — read more 

I often wonder why Oracle has so many archaic practices!? It's a shame, the leadership doesn't seem to realize how stuck in the past O is in some things.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/05/unsolicited_oracle_emails_java/?td=rt-9cs Java is free. Time to dump Oracle?

I don't know who the poor id--ts are who would join a company that is having layoffs at the exact moment of their hiring, but I would see it as a major reason to stay as far away as I can from it. I guess it says a lot about the next generation of... — read more 

No one, NO ONE, comes to my house unexpectedly. I have been harassed for years by an Oracle manager after I left the company. We don’t let anyone on the property we don’t know. We have an elaborate security system because of the harassment. ... — read more 

Can we conclude it's over for now?

Hey y’all, trying to hustle and want to add another job while I do this current one. The other job would be tech and has nothing to do with I am currently doing. Read the policy says I gotta ask HR. So do you guys think I am able to get that second... — read more 

It's oracle way of treating hard working employees. Once joined they are stuck with the same position and salary for even 10 years. Across various orgs and teams noticed same pattern. Don't expect anything to change as long as some drastic... — read more 

Which is better?

Or at best it's like being in purgagory. A nightmare you never wake up from. It just keeps getting worse and worse.

https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-cloud-business-tiktok-biden-china-rule-2023-7

We know that last month Cerner had a significant layoff. Maybe this was to be expected given the amount of money Big O paid for them ( it was the largest in our history of acquistions). I hear a lot of chatter about LE going for a RIF on Oracle... — read more 

I have an interview coming up for an OCI sales role. What are all these layoffs? Has something happened in the past week that I should know?

No promotions/backfills in my org last fiscal or this one. Is the writing on the wall?

Hope everyone has a really nice fourth. Set your problems aside and have a great day!

Anybody hearing that WFH will be drawing down? I know the people in Net Suite were told to RTO last month. And I am hearing some chatter that other parts of O will be told to RTO after Labor day. Is anybody hearing anything at your locations? — read more 

Getting RIF's is the first day of the rest of your life. A couple things... Saw a great post somewhere (maybe here) about setting expectations. You may not get offers at or above what you're making now. But this person's advice was to consider... — read more 

Now is a good time to get your resume together and be prepared to move on.

What happened to the layoffs and reorg in OCI? Constant news and change.

I was laid off 2 years ago from Oracle, Not because i was a bad performer, i was in fact one of the top 25% in terms of performance. I was however lied to and blinded by my manager , who kept repeating to me how valuable i am to his team in each 1:1... — read more